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What is Smuggling of Migrants

Encyclopedia of Criminal Activities and the Deep Web
The facilitating of illegal entry of a person into a country he or she is not a national or resident of.
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Human Trafficking and Cyber Laws in Malaysia
Olivia Swee Leng Tan (Multimedia University, Malaysia), Rossanne Gale Vergara (Multimedia University, Malaysia), Raphael C. W. Phan (Multimedia University, Malaysia), Shereen Khan (Multimedia University, Malaysia), and Nasreen Khan (Multimedia University, Malaysia)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9715-5.ch035
Abstract
The era of digitalization is becoming more of a vehicle for exploitation and criminal activities. That said, transnational criminals are increasingly utilizing the darknet or deep web as a medium for human trafficking. Human trafficking is a global problem and the solution requires a comprehensive response to tackle this borderless crime. In the 2018 U.S. State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, Malaysia was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List. This article reviews the literature on human trafficking, the existing legislations, and their effectiveness in Malaysia to combat human trafficking in the internet and deep web. The article analyzes the existing policies, Malaysia laws and international laws, and instruments that are available to prevent and protect women, children, and migrant workers from being trafficked. This article will also suggest the necessary measures to prevent human trafficking in Malaysia.
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Where Are the Male Victims of Human Trafficking?: On the Invisibility of Male Trafficking Victims
According to Article 3 of the Smuggling Protocol, the smuggling of migrants is defined as ‘the procurement, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit, of the illegal entry of a person into a State Party of which the person is not a national or a permanent resident.’
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